About lawmaker's paychecks

State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, speaking at a news conference on July 25, 2013, says the courts will have the ultimate say on the halting of lawmaker's paychecks by Gov. Pat Quinn.

State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, speaking at a news conference on July 25, 2013, says the courts will have the ultimate say on the halting of lawmaker's paychecks by Gov. Pat Quinn. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka, speaking at a news conference on July 25, 2013, says the courts will have the ultimate say on the halting of lawmaker's paychecks by Gov. Pat Quinn.